Arsenal’s tepid season on the pitch has again exposed the animosity between the club’s Russian and American owners off it.

Seeking out new revenues, big phone firms at the Mobile World Congress are trying to loosen Google, Amazon and Facebook’s grip, write Eric Auchard and Sophie Sassard.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law controversial counter-terrorism amendments that have sparked alarm among rights activists.

Danish voters appeared set to elect their first female prime minister today and end 10 years of pro-market reforms and a hardening of immigration laws.